How to Choose a Pinellas Paver Contractor Without Buying a Thin Base

Pinellas homeowners get three bids and pick the middle number. That works if every bid describes the same section. They usually do not. One contractor is selling a 6-inch compacted aggregate base, a locked edge, and a pitched field. Another is selling two inches of sand over native soil and a plastic strip. The second number is lower. The second field fails first.

Ask these before you sign

• How deep is the excavation, and what goes in the hole?

• How do you compact, and in how many lifts?

• What restrains the edge at the street?

• Where does stormwater leave the field?

• Who pulls the permit if the city wants one on the apron?

What a real quote includes

A PaverForge quote names the section, the edge, the disposal, and the access plan. We will not match a bid that omitted excavation. If you want a number you can compare, send the other scope and we will tell you what is missing instead of racing the price.

Local matters. A crew that has never staged a St. Pete Beach lot will block the only street and still leave a thin base. We are based at 33706. Call 727-490-9798 or book at https://www.paverforge.com/book-online.